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Published by the Pinole Historical Society November 1, 2013

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DR. JOE’S MEMORIAL SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2he Pinole community is invited to attend a memorial for Dr. Joseph Mariotti at 1 p.m. on Saturday,November 2, on the front lawn of his home, the former Fernandez Mansion, 100 Tennent Avenue,Pinole. Dr. Joe died October 5. He was 82.

The Mariotti family requests donations in Dr. Joe’s memory be made to the Pinole Historical Society, P.O. Box 285, Pinole, CA 94564, or the Pinole Garden Club, P.O. Box 25, Pinole, CA 94564.

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WELLS FARGO PINOLE MURAL VIDEO ON OUR WEBSITEClick this link: www.pinolehistoricalsociety.org/PinoleMural.mov

PHS BOARD MEETS NOVEMBER 13 AT SENIOR CENTERn addition to our quarterly general membershipmeetings, the Pinole Historical Society Boardof Directors meets monthly on the second

Wednesday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Pinole SeniorCenter.

Our members, and the public, are invited to attendthese board meetings and speak on any item that isdiscussed.

Our next meeting is November 13.I

VETERANS DAY MEMORIAL, PHS MEETING, IN NOVEMBERn Monday,November11, at 11

a.m., the Pinole His-torical Society willconduct its sixthannual Veterans DayMemorial and FlagRetirement Ceremo-ny in FernandezPark. The event willfeature Boy ScoutTroop 86, WestContra Costa GirlScouts, Veterans of Foreign Wars, several localschools, the Pinole Valley High School MarchingBand, Pinole Valley High School a Capella Choir,and elected officials — plus a few surprises.

Songs, speeches, remembrances, and tributeswill decorate the hour-long ceremony, which concludes with the retirement of worn U.S. flagsby the Boy Scouts. Please bring your flags to theceremony, where they will be retired with properrespect. There is no charge to have a flag retired.

Later that week,on Friday, Novem-ber 15, HermanPrivette Sr., a Pinoleresident who sur-vived the October25, 1944, sinking ofthe the USS Gam-bier Bay, a U.S.Navy Casablanca-class escort carrier,in the Battle offSamar in the Philippines, will

be the guest speaker at the Pinole Historical Society’s membership meeting and program inConference Rooms 1A and 1B of the Kaiser Permanente Medical Office Building, 1301 PinoleValley Road, from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

The program will include the viewing of a 30-minute DVD on the sinking of the Gambier Bay.

Pinole Historical Society meetings are free andopen to members, their guests, and the public.Please join us.

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PinoleHistoricalSocietyP.O. Box 285, Pinole, CA 94564

www.PinoleHistoricalSociety.org info@PinoleHistoricalSociety.org(510) 724-9507

TWO DOCUMENTARIES BEING SHOWN AT ROSIE THE RIVETER/WWII HOME FRONT NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

A new documentary film called“The War At Home” is being showndaily at the Rosie the Riveter/WWIIHome Front National Historical Park.The 25-minute film screens hourly atthe park’s Visitor Education Center,starting at 11 a.m.. The last screeningis at 4 p.m. It’s shown seven days aweek.

“The War At Home,” produced incollaboration between the NationalPark Service and Signature

Communications, uses oral histories,archival materials, and personal diariesto illustrate the diversity and complexi-ty of the World War II homefront experience, from the perspective of anumber of real people who lived in different cities across the United States.

Another 16-minute documentaryfilm, “Home Front Heroes,” which outlines the history of defense manu-facturing in Richmond, during WorldWar II, is also screened regularly, alternating with “The War At Home.”

Visit the PHS at the Pinole Farmers’ Market. Theremainder of our 2013 schedule is November 9and 23, December 7 and 21. Please stop by andsay hello.

USE YOUR SMARTPHONE

TO ACCESS PHS WEBSITE

Find out more about Pinole’s history byusing your smartphone to scan this QR code.

It will take you to the Pinole Historical Society website, where you will find outabout our city’s history, current historicalsociety events, and much more.

PHS INTERVIEWS ON CITY OF PINOLE WEBSITE

Miss one of our history programs on PinoleCommunity TV? Don’t despair. The city’s web-site has a dedicated section devoted to PINOLEHISTORY on its “Videos Online” page.

You can view the numerous PHS programsright on your computer. Go to the city’s

website www.ci.pinole.ca.us/about/videos.htmland scroll down to PINOLE HISTORY.

You’ll find our interviews, Veterans Day programs, George Vincent’s two walking tours ofhistoric downtown Pinole, and the very finePCTV-produced, 12-part series based on the Historic Walking Tour brochure. It’s great TV!

PHS SEEKING FAMILY FILMS FOR HISTORICAL ARCHIVEot film?

The Pinole Historical Soci-ety is embarking on a majorproject to archive the city’s

history. We want to establish a perma-nent, digitized collection of Pinole’shistory.

Do you have film of past HolyGhost parades, Pinole Valley HighSchool Homecoming parades, Memori-al Day or July 4 parades?

How about important athletic events,such as a high-school football, basket-ball, baseball, softball, or volleyballgames?

Perhaps you have film of an important event thattook place in Fernandez Park, or a ribbon cutting oran event that has a place in Pinole’s history — suchas the 1958 flood?

We’re looking for any video or film you have —VHS, Beta, camcorder, DV tape, 8mm, Super 8mm,

16mm, 35mm, motion picture. Nearly everyone has taken home

movies. That makes everyone who hastaken film a historian.

We want to collect, digitize, catalog, and preserve old movies onDVD (and whatever formats are tocome) to exhibit, educate, and enter-tain.

The PHS will share these videos ona film archive that we will establish,similar to the The Pioneers FilmArchive on YouTube created by theCalifornia Pioneers of Santa Clara

(www.youtube.com/sccpioneers).Film connects with the past in a unique way. It’s

immersive, educational, and entertaining. It’s a wayto get young people interested in history.

Got film? Please contact us at info@pinolehistor-icalsociety.org. We’ll return your film; we just wantto borrow and digitize it.

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UPCOMING PINOLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETINGS

The 2013 quarterly member-ship meetings of the Pinole Historical Society are being held

on Friday evenings at the Kaiser Permanente Medical OfficeBuilding on Pinole Valley Road.

The last 2013 meeting is:

• November 15As always, we will have an

interesting program for you ateach meeting. Tell your friends!

The Pinole Historical Society promotes awarenessand appreciation of history through preservationand education, and chronicles the city’s heritage

for current and future generations.

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WE’RE SELLING BEAUTIFUL AMERICAN FLAGSe have purchased25 made-in-the-USA American

flags, with beautifully embroidered stars and sewnstripes.

These durable flags, resistant to fading and fraying, are made of DupontSolarmax nylon fabric. Theylook great and fly well inlow wind.

They have brass grommets attached to heavy canvas pole ends and combine lustrous beauty withsuperior wearing quality and excellent fly ability.

These flags are made by the Valley Forge FlagCompany, and are directly comparable in both

quality and durability toflags sold by leading homeimprovement and retailstores for up to $30. Thissize is suitable for flagpolesfrom 15 to 20 feet.

These flags are only $25,including sales tax. We’lldeliver if you live in WestContra Costa County. If not,we will ship the flag to you

for an additional $5. We also have flag poles for $5.We do not ship the poles.

To order, send a check payable to the Pinole Historical Society to P.O. Box 285, Pinole.

We also sell these flags at our Pinole Farmers’Market booth.

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THE EL CERRITO HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESENTS

El Cerrito Goes Modern

ou may not know it, but El Cerrito isone of the most mid-century moderncities in the Bay Area, judging by thenumber of glass-walled, open-planned,

and often quite beautiful homes that were builthere from the 1940s through the 1970s.

Many of these homes remain intact or nearlyso, and are one of the city’s important culturalresources. “Mid-century modern” refers to astyle, indebted to Frank Lloyd Wright, thatemphasized simple designs and indoor-outdoorspaces.

Visit the Taves House, at 1366 BrewsterStreet, designed in 1953 by Berkeley architectDon Olsen, and once home to singer Lou Got-tlieb of the Limelighters. Tour the house, hearauthor Dave Weinstein discuss Olsen’s careerand El Cerrito’s modernist legacy, and meet twoother great East Bay modern architects, HenrikBull and Jack Robbins.

Please RSVP to Dave Weinstein(510) 524-1737

davidsweinstein@yahoo.comThis event is not wheelchair accessible.

YSunday, November 3, 2 p.m. Free.

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A Powerful New Documentary Film By Ken Kokka, About the WWII Experiences of Japanese Americans

Flower Growers in Richmond

Thursdays July 11th through december 19th 2013

Time: 2:00pmLocation: Rosie the Riveter Visitor Education CenterDuration: 45 minute program: 20 minute movie followed by talk and questions/answers.Presenters: Representative from the Japanese American Citizens Leagueand NPS Ranger.Program: Overview of the experience of Richmond's Japanese American citizens who were incarcerated during the Second World War.

1414 Harbour Way South, Suite 3000, Richmond, CA (Harbour Way South Exit o� 580) Phone: (510) 232-3108

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# of Pinole books @ $27 (book, sales tax, postage) ____# of Hercules books @ $27 (book, sales tax, postage) ____# of Richmond books @ $27 (book, sales tax, postage) ____# of El Sobrante books @ $27 (book, sales tax, postage) ____# of El Cerrito books @ $27 (book, sales tax, postage) ____# of Crockett books @ $25 (book, sales tax, postage) ____# of Rodeo books @ $25 (book, sales tax, postage) ____# of Martinez books @ $25 (book, sales tax, postage) ____# of Port Costa books @ $25 (book, sales tax, postage) ____Total amount enclosed $________________

Please mail your check for the total amount due,payable to Pinole Historical Society, to:

PINOLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, P.O. BOX 285, PINOLE, CA 94564

he Pinole Historical Society has ArcadiaPublishing books about our surroundingcommunities of Hercules, Richmond, ElSobrante, El Cerrito, Crockett, Rodeo,

Martinez, and Port Costa. And, of course, we haveplenty of Pinole books in stock.

You may purchase one or more of these booksfrom us at the Pinole Farmers’ Market—we’ll bethere every other Saturday through the end ofDecember.

The Pinole, Hercules, Richmond, El Sobrante,and El Cerrito books retail for $24, including8.75% sales tax. The Crockett, Rodeo, Martinez,and Port Costa books are $22, including 8.75%sales tax.

Or, you may order one or moreby mail and we’ll ship them toyou. Send your order to PinoleHistorical Society, P.O. Box285, Pinole, CA 94564.

The prices, including 8.75%sales tax and postage are:Pinole: $27Hercules: $27Richmond: $27El Sobrante: $27El Cerrito: $27Crockett: $25Rodeo: $25Martinez: $25Port Costa: $25

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LOCAL HISTORY BOOKS AVAILABLE FROMTHE PINOLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Pinole Hercules El Sobrante El Cerrito CrockettRichmond

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PinoleHistoricalSocietyHelp us preserve Pinole’s history through:

• Exhibits at the Pinole Library• Pinole history programs in schools• Pinole Community TV programs• Walking tours of downtown Pinole

• Veterans’ Day event in Fernandez Park• A proposed municipal museum